Basic Guide to Employment Equity Pay Gaps

Application

• National Defence Force;
• National Intelligence Agency; and
• South African Secret Service.

The provisions for affirmative action apply to –

• employers with 50 or more workers, or whose annual income is more than the amount specified in Schedule 4 of the Act;
• municipalities;
• organs of State;
• employers ordered to comply by a bargaining council agreement;
• any employers who volunteer to comply.

See

• Employment Equity Act

  Applies to all employers and workers and protects workers and job seekers from unfair discrimination, and also provides a framework for implementing affirmative action

Pay Gaps

Based on Legislation in Section 27, of the Employment Equity Act

Reducing Pay Gaps

• collective bargaining;
• obeying sectoral determinations;
• following the rules of the Employment Conditions Commission; and
• actions in the Skills Development Act.

Based on Legislation in Section 27, of the Employment Equity Act

Related Links

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Managers

  Under the Employment Equity Act, employers must select a senior manager to be responsible for the employment equity plan

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Plans

  Under the Employment Equity Act, employers must draw up a plan to address equity imbalances

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Reports

  Under the Employment Equity Act, employers must submit reports of their equity figures

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Studies

  The Employment Equity Act requires that employers conduct studies to identify equity issues

• Form EEA4 - Income Differential Statement

  Employers must complete form EEA4 and send it with their employment equity reports.